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$50,000 Up For Grabs In Ecobank Africa Fintech Challenge.
The banking group, Ecobank Group, has launched the fifth edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge and…
eNaira Hackathon: Central Bank of Nigeria, Fintech Support Org To Support Ten Start Ups.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in collaboration with the Africa Fintech Foundry (AFF) ;…
Morocco Capital Market Authority Sets Up Fintech Portal.
Morocco’s capital markets regulator, the Moroccan Capital Market Authority (AMMC), recently announced the launch of…
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Nigeria Fintech Access: Only 35% Have Smartphones; Expert.
The Chief Product Officer of a Nigeria fintech payment system, Brian Manuwuike, said that financial technology…
More Woes For Flutterwave As Bank Of Ghana Opens Investigation for The African Fintech Start-up.
The Ghanaian government is looking into the financial record of Flutterwave, and has ordered financial…
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Kenya’s Central Bank Bans Two Leading Nigeria Fintech Start-up Over License.
The Central Bank Of Kenya's supervision deputy director, Matu Mugo, in a circular, directed all…
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Nigeria Central Bank To Focus On Crypto, Fintech… In New Monetary Policy.
The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, has said that the Monetary Policy…
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Fintech Nigeria Owners Jailed In US Over $160 Million Sent To Nigeria.
The owners of a Fintech payment platform, PING Express based in Texas with ties to…
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Kenya Freezes Nigeria Fintech Start-up Accounts Including Flutterwaves, Over $57 Million Money Laundering Allegations.
Kenyan Court has frozen 56 bank accounts holding a whopping Sh7 billion ($56.7 Million) suspected…
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Fintech Firm Piggy Vest Acquires Nigeria Payment/ Social App Abeg.
Popular Nigerian payment app and social commerce platform Abeg on Monday announced it's rebranding Pocket…
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African Fintech Platform, Sudo Africa Providing API For Developers Raises $3.7 Pre-seed Funding.
A fintech platform that provides a card-issuing API for developers and businesses in Nigeria, Sudo…
Africa Tech Startups Receives $4 Billion Of Global $650 Billion In Tech Investments.
In 2021, tech startups operating across Africa have jointly raised over $4 billion in 800…
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Nigeria Lending Apps Trapping Users Into Huge Debts: Experts
One of the most thriving and commonly developed fintech apps in Nigeria is the digital…
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Nigeria Fintech Loan App Declares Defaulters Dead Circulating Fake Obituaries.
A fintech micro loan company has been accused of falsely declaring defaulters dead, creating and…
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Google Reveals First Beneficiary of Investment Fund For Africa Startups
Following the call for African startup to participate in Google Investment Fund for Africa, it…
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Good News For Nigeria Tech Community. Start-up Bill Is Ready; Pantami Says
Nigeria's Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Pantami has disclosed that the much…
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Fintech Start-up Fires 900 Workers Via Zoom Call.
It is been revealed that Better.com CEO Vishal Garg announced the mortgage company is laying…
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Nigerian Fintech Raises $1.7 Million To Support SME Loan Facility.
Nigerian digital bank with focus on delivering easy access to affordable premium banking services for…
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Google To Establish $50 Million Africa Investment Fund for Start-Ups in Africa.
Google has changed concluded plans to invest up to $50 million in African prospective and…
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France To Give €130 Million to 500 Tech Start-ups in Africa.
President Emmanuel Macron announced today at the New Africa-France summit that a renewed financial commitment…